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Office of the Solicitor

SOL Contacts: Key Personnel and Phone Numbers

SOLICITOR

M. Patricia Smith

(202) 693-5260

Supervisory Staff Assistant

Gail Swann

(202) 693-5260

DEPUTY SOLICITOR

Deborah Greenfield

(202) 693-5260

Chief Administrative Assistant

Zina Dixon-Alston

(202) 693-5260

DEPUTY SOLICITOR FOR NATIONAL OPERATIONS

Steven J. Mandel

(202) 693-5261

DEPUTY SOLICITOR FOR REGIONAL ENFORCEMENT

Katherine E. Bissell

(202) 693-5269

Staff Assistant

Linette Wilson

(202) 693-5260

ASSOCIATE SOLICITOR FOR MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE LEGAL SERVICES (Acting)

Rose M. Audette

(202) 693-5418

DEPUTY ASSOCIATE SOLICITOR FOR MANAGEMENT LEGAL SERVICES

Susan (Suey) Howe

(202) 693-5431

DEPUTY ASSOCIATE SOLICITOR FOR ADMINISTRATIVE LEGAL SERVICES (Acting)

James V. Blair

(202) 693-5508

National Offices

Office of Legal Counsel
Division of Black Lung and Longshore Legal Services
Division of Civil Rights and Labor-Management
Division of Employment and Training Legal Services
Division of Fair Labor Standards
Division of Federal Employees' and Energy Workers' Compensation
Division of Management and Administrative Legal Services
Division of Mine Safety and Health
Division of Occupational Safety and Health
Division of Plan Benefits Security

Regional Offices

Region I. Boston
Region II. New York
Region III. Philadelphia
Arlington
Region IV. Atlanta
Nashville
Region V. Chicago
Cleveland
Region VI. Dallas
Region VII. Kansas City
Denver
Region IX. San Francisco
Los Angeles
Seattle

National Office Staff

 

OFFICE OF LEGAL COUNSEL

(202) 693-5600

ASSOCIATE SOLICITOR

Robert A. Shapiro

Counsel for Ethics
Counsel for Legislative Affairs
Secretary

Robert M. Sadler
Jill M. Otte
Patricia A. Morgan

HONORS PROGRAM DIRECTOR

Susan Hutton

Management and Program Analyst

Serene Williams

DIVISION OF BLACK LUNG AND LONGSHORE LEGAL SERVICES

(202) 693-5660

ASSOCIATE SOLICITOR
DEPUTY ASSOCIATE SOLICITOR

Rae E. James
M. Elizabeth Medaglia

Counsel for Appellate Litigation
Counsel for Longshore
Counsel for Administrative Litigation and Legal Advice
Counsel for Appellate Litigation and Enforcement
Staff Assistant

Patricia M. Nece
Mark A. Reinhalter
Michael J. Rutledge
Sean G. Bajkowski
Brenda W. Crawford

DIVISION OF CIVIL RIGHTS AND LABOR-MANAGEMENT

(202) 693-5300
(202) 693-5740

ASSOCIATE SOLICITOR
DEPUTY ASSOCIATE SOLICITOR

Christopher B. Wilkinson
Beverly Dankowitz

Counsel for Interpretation and Advice
Counsel for Litigation and Regional Coordination
Counsel for Civil Rights and Appellate Litigation
Counsel for LMRDA Programs
Counsel for LMRDA Advice
Management and Program Analyst
Secretary

Suzan Chastain
Consuela Pinto
Radine Legum
Sharon Eppes Hanley
Clinton Wolcott
Jo Ann Baptiste
Debra J. Lewis

DIVISION OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING LEGAL SERVICES

(202) 693-5710

ASSOCIATE SOLICITOR
DEPUTY ASSOCIATE SOLICITOR

Gary M. Buff
Jonathan H. Waxman

Counsel for International Affairs and USERRA
Counsel for Immigration Programs
Counsels for Employment and Training Advice

Counsel for Litigation
Management and Program Analyst

Mathew P. Levin
Clarette H. Yen
Michael N. Apfelbaum
Robert P. Hines
Harry L. Sheinfeld
Elizabeth C. Bandong

DIVISION OF FAIR LABOR STANDARDS

(202) 693-5555

ASSOCIATE SOLICITOR
DEPUTY ASSOCIATE SOLICITOR

Jennifer S. Brand
William C. Lesser

Counsel for Legal Advice
Counsel for Appellate Litigation
Counsel for Contract Labor Standards
Counsel for Trial Litigation
Counsel for Whistleblower Programs
Management and Program Analyst
Secretary

Lynn S. McIntosh
Paul L. Frieden
Jonathan T. Rees
Jonathan M. Kronheim
Megan Guenther
Vacant
Gloria V. Ellis-Thompson

DIVISION OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' AND ENERGY WORKERS' COMPENSATION

(202) 693-5320

ASSOCIATE SOLICITOR
DEPUTY ASSOCIATE SOLICITOR

Jeffrey L. Nesvet
Thomas G. Giblin

Counsel for Claims and Compensation
Counsel for Energy Employees Compensation
Chief, FECA Subrogation Unit
Management and Program Analyst

Catherine P. Carter
Sheldon G. Turley
Gertrude G. Gordon
Barbara B. Dixon

DIVISION OF MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATIVE LEGAL SERVICES

(202) 693-5405

ASSOCIATE SOLICITOR (Acting)

Rose M. Audette

Secretary

Ansonia S. Fletcher

DEPUTY ASSOCIATE SOLICITOR FOR MANAGEMENT LEGAL SERVICES

Susan (Suey) Howe

Counsel for Administrative Law
Chief, Financial Management
Chief, Legal Technology
IT/IRM Manager

Ray Mitten, Jr.
James Taylor
Donald Knickerbocker
Cheryl C. Hogans

DEPUTY ASSOCIATE SOLICITOR FOR ADMINISTRATIVE LEGAL SERVICES (Acting)

James V. Blair

Counsel for Appropriations Law
Counsel for Procurement & Contracts
Director, Office of Information Services
Counsel for Employment Law (Acting)
Counsel for FOIA/FACA/Privacy Act
Chief, Human Resources (Acting)

Eileen McCarthy
Vacant
Ramona Oliver
Rolando Valdez
Joseph J. Plick
Michael Parrish

DIVISION OF MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH

(202) 693-9333

ASSOCIATE SOLICITOR
DEPUTY ASSOCIATE SOLICITOR

Heidi W. Strassler
Thomas A. Paige

Co-Counsel for Trial Litigation
Counsel for Appellate Litigation
Counsel for Standards and Legal Advice
Management and Program Analyst

Vacant
W. Christian Schumann
April Nelson
M. Jeannie Tideman

DIVISION OF OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH

(202) 693-5445

ASSOCIATE SOLICITOR
DEPUTY ASSOCIATE SOLICITOR

Joseph M. Woodward
Ann S. Rosenthal

Counsel for Health Standards
Counsel for Safety Standards
Counsel for Special Litigation
Counsels for Appellate Litigation

Counsels for Regional Litigation and Legal Advice

Management and Program Analyst
Legal Assistant

Ian T. Moar
Robert J. Biersner
Kenneth A. Hellman
Heather Phillips
Charles F. James
Orlando J. Pannocchia
Robert W. Swain
Stella L. Littles
Constance Young

DIVISION OF PLAN BENEFITS SECURITY

(202) 693-5600

ASSOCIATE SOLICITOR
DEPUTY ASSOCIATE SOLICITORS

Timothy D. Hauser
William Scott
Vacant

Counsels for Appellate and Special Litigation

Counsel for Fiduciary Litigation
Counsel for General Litigation
Counsel for Regulations
Counsel for Financial Litigation
Management and Program Analyst
Secretary

Elizabeth Hopkins
Nathaniel I. Spiller
Risa D. Sandler
Leslie Canfield Perlman
William White Taylor
Michael Schloss
Derrick R. Manning Sr.
Christine A. Spencer

Regional Office Staff

 

Region I. BOSTON
John F. Kennedy - Federal Office Building
Government Center, Room E-375
Boston, MA 02203

(617) 565-2500
(617)-565-2142 (FAX)

REGIONAL SOLICITOR
DEPUTY REGIONAL SOLICITOR
/ Counsel for OSHA

Michael D. Felsen
Christine T. Eskilson

Counsel for ESA / Wage-Hour
Counsel for ERISA
Counsel for Civil Rights / MSHA
Administrative Officer

Merle D. Hyman
Marjorie A. Butler
David L. Baskin
Judy L. Nelson

Region II. NEW YORK
201 Varick Street
Room 983
New York, NY 10014

(646) 264-3650

REGIONAL SOLICITOR
DEPUTY REGIONAL SOLICITOR

Patricia M. Rodenhausen
Mark A. Holbert

Counsel for Employment Standards
Counsel for Safety and Health
Counsel for ERISA
Counsel for Civil Rights
Administrative Officer

John Campbell
Diane C. Sherman
Evelyn H. Chung
Marc G. Sheris
Wilma O. Johnson

Region III. PHILADELPHIA
Suite 630 East,
The Curtis Center
170 S. Independence Mall West
Philadelphia, PA 19106-3306

(215) 861-5121

REGIONAL SOLICITOR
DEPUTY REGIONAL SOLICITOR / Counsel for BLBA

Catherine Oliver Murphy
Linda Thomasson

Counsel for BLBA / MSHA
Counsel for Civil Rights / LR
Counsel for ERISA
Counsel for ESA
Counsel for OSHA
Administrative Officer

Susan M. Jordan
Richard Buchanan
Vacant
Alfred J. Fisher, Jr.
Myrna A. Butkovitz
Tricia Sanders

ARLINGTON
1100 Wilson Boulevard
22nd Floor West
Arlington, VA 22209-2247

(202) 693-9393

ASSOCIATE REGIONAL SOLICITOR

Douglas N. White

Counsel for ESA
Counsel for MSHA

Elizabeth Lopes Beason
Robert S. Wilson

Region IV. ATLANTA
Sam Nunn Atlanta Federal Center
61 Forsyth Street, Room 7T10
Atlanta, GA 30303

(404) 302-5435

REGIONAL SOLICITOR
DEPUTY REGIONAL SOLICITOR

Stanley E. Keen
Patricia Craft

Counsel for Employment Standards
Counsel for OSHA
Counsel for ERISA
Counsel for Civil Rights/MSHA
Administrative Officer

Robert L. Walter
Christopher D. Helms
Robert M. Lewis
Channah S. Broyde
Karen R. Cooper

NASHVILLE
618 Church Street
Suite 230
Nashville, TN 37219-2456

(615) 781-5330

ASSOCIATE REGIONAL SOLICITOR

Theresa Ball

Counsel for MSHA

Mary Beth Zamar

Supervisory Legal Assistant

Pam Reedus

Region V. CHICAGO
Federal Office Building
230 South Dearborn Street, Room 844
Chicago, IL 60604-1502

(312) 886-5260
(312) 353-5698 (FAX)

REGIONAL SOLICITOR
DEPUTY REGIONAL SOLICITOR

Joan E. Gestrin
Janet M. Graney

Counsel for Employment Standards
Counsel for OSHA / Safety and Health
Counsel for Civil Rights
Counsel for ERISA
Counsel for MSHA
Administrative Officer

William C. Posternack
Allen H. Bean
Dorothy J. Stephens
Christine Heri
Suzanne F. Dunne
Linda L. Kempista

CLEVELAND
U.S. Department of Labor
Office of the Solicitor
Federal Office Building
1240 East Ninth Street, Room 881
Cleveland, OH 44199

(216) 522-3870
(216) 522-7172 (FAX)

ASSOCIATE REGIONAL SOLICITOR

Benjamin T. Chinni

Counsel for Safety and Health

Mary Anne Garvey

Region VI. DALLAS
525 South Griffin Street
Suite 501
Dallas, TX 75202-5020

(972) 850-3100

REGIONAL SOLICITOR
DEPUTY REGIONAL SOLICITOR

James E. Culp
Connie M. Ackermann

Counsel for Safety and Health
Counsel for MSHA
Counsel for ERISA
Counsel for Wage and Hour
Counsel for Civil Rights
Administrative Officer

Madeleine T. Le
Mary K. Cobb
Robert A. Goldberg
Margaret T. Cranford
Robert C. Beal
Rina Rucker

Region VII. KANSAS CITY
Two Pershing Square Building
2300 Main Street, Suite 1020
Kansas City, MO 64108

(816) 285-7260

REGIONAL SOLICITOR
DEPUTY REGIONAL SOLICITOR

Michael A. Stabler
Stephen G. Reynolds

Counsel for Civil Rights
Counsel for ERISA
Counsel for ESA
Administrative Officer

H. Alice Jacks
Robert Milgrim
Malinda B. Schoeb
Vicky L. Fisher

DENVER
1999 Broadway, Suite 1600
P.O. Box 46550
Denver, CO 80201-6550

(303) 844-1745

ASSOCIATE REGIONAL SOLICITOR

John T. Rainwater

Region IX. SAN FRANCISCO
90 7th Street
Suite 3-700
San Francisco, CA 94103-1516

(415) 625-7740

REGIONAL SOLICITOR
DEPUTY REGIONAL SOLICITOR

Lawrence Brewster
Kathy Alejandro

Counsel for Civil Rights
Counsel for Employment Standards
Counsel for Safety and Health
Administrative Officer

Vacant
David M. Kahn
Susan Gillett Kumli
Irene Santillan

LOS ANGELES
World Trade Center, Suite 370
350 South Figueroa Street
Los Angeles, CA 90071-1202

(213) 894-4980

ASSOCIATE REGIONAL SOLICITOR

Daniel J. Chasek

Counsel for ERISA

Danielle L. Jaberg

Legal Assistant

Laura P. Matus

SEATTLE
1111 Third Avenue
Suite 945
Seattle, WA 98101-3212

(206) 553-0940

ASSOCIATE REGIONAL SOLICITOR

Bruce L. Brown

Legal Assistant

Tammie R. Holper